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NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are back in a familiar place: the top spot in the NFL.The Rams reclaimed the No. 1 position in the latest AP Pro32 poll . They received all 12 first-place votes and 384 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL.The Rams (11-1) T.J. Hockenson Jersey , the NFC West champions, have the league’s best record and are a strong contender to make a run at the Super Bowl.The New Orleans Saints slipped to No. 2 after losing in Dallas last week.“Get revenge against Bucs?” asked Fox Sports’ John Czarnecki. The Saints head to Tampa this week to face the Buccaneers, the only other team to beat New Orleans this season.The Kansas City Chiefs stayed at No. 3 after beating Oakland. The Chiefs, who at 10-2 have the AFC’s best record, will attempt to reach the Super Bowl without the NFL’s reigning rushing champion. The Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday after TMZ posted a video of him shoving and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel in February.Also staying in place were the New England Patriots at No. 4. The Patriots are closing in on their nearly annual AFC East title as they head to Miami to face the Dolphins on Sunday.The league’s hottest team, the Houston Texans, moved up two spots to climb into the top five. The Texans beat Cleveland last week for their ninth win a row.Another team playing well Jahlani Tavai Jersey , the Los Angeles Chargers, kept their spot at No. 6 after a second-half rally on the road to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 33-30. The Chargers have won eight of nine and will have an easier matchup on Sunday as they host the reeling Cincinnati Bengals.“The Chargers proved they are a different team than in years past with a come-from-behind win in Pittsburgh,” said Jenny Vrentas of The Monday Morning Quarterback. “Anthony Lynn is a Coach of the Year candidate.”The Steelers stayed at No. 8 and will face Oakland on Sunday without running back James Conner, who has a sprained left ankle.The Chicago Bears slipped two spots to No. 7 after losing in overtime to the New York Giants. The Bears will have a challenge on Sunday night when they host the Rams.The Seattle Seahawks, who inched up a spot to No. 9, will close Week 14 by hosting Minnesota on Monday night in a game that could go a long way toward determining the NFC wild-card race. The Vikings dropped two spots to fall out of the top 10 at No. 11 after losing at New England.“Offense is out of whack and the defense isn’t as dominant as in recent seasons,” Alex Marvez of Sirius XM said of the Vikings.And the Cowboys moved up two spots to round out the top 10. The Cowboys will host the Eagles in a key NFC East game on Sunday.“A speedy and hard-hitting Dallas defense that hounded (quarterback) Drew Brees into submission readjusts its sights to Carson Wentz in a key NFC East matchup Will Harris Jersey ,” said Ira Kaufman of Fox 13 in Tampa, Florida. After a disappointing 2018 campaign that ended without a playoff appearance, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer will enter the final season of his contract next year.Whether he’s asked back after 2019 will rely heavily on the team’s performance. But for now, the receipts from a disappointing season are in, and it doesn’t look great for Zimmer.More Vikings coveragePhotos of the Week: 7/21/19 – 7/27/19Rookie Bradbury is central figure to Vikings’ overhauled offensive lineVikings depth at cornerback being tested, Hughes still not clearedPlayers to watch at Minnesota Vikings 2019 training campTop Tweets: Vikings WR Diggs makes push for All-NFL Style TeamHeadcoachranking.com uses an algorithm with a 1-10 scale to rate coaches in five key areas: play calling, personnel utilization Austin Bryant Jersey , game planning, in-game adjustments and clock management.Zimmer was given a 6.9 overall rating by the site, which tied for 18th among NFL head coaches. His best individual category was personnel utilization and worst was clock management.Play calling – 6.6 (t-19)Personnel utilization – 7.2 (t-13)Game plan – 6.9 (t-22)In-game adjustment – 7.0 (t-16)Clock management – 6.6 (t-27)It’s worth noting, however, that Zimmer had fourth-highest ranking at 7.7 in 2017 when he led the Vikings to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship game. Only Sean Payton, Bill Belichick and Sean McVay ranked ahead of Zimmer that year.Payton, McVay and Belichick all found their way back inside the top-six ranked coaches this season while Zimmer took a plunge to mediocrity.Chicago’s Matt Nagy ranked fifth with a 7.7 rating Rashan Gary Jersey , but Zimmer finished ahead of the other two division rivals – Detroit’s Matt Patricia (6.7) and Green Bay interim coach Joe Philbin (6.7).The highest-ranked coach to be employed for all 16 games and not make the postseason was Mike Tomlin, who ranked 11th with a 7.2 rating. Eight coaches were fired after or during the season, and two of them – Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis and Denver’s Vance Joseph – had the exact same rating as Zimmer.HEAD COACH RANKINGS — 2018RANKCOACHTEAMRATING1Sean PaytonSaints8t-2Andy ReidChiefs7.9t-2Sean McVayRams7.94John HarbaughRavens7.85Matt NagyBears7.76Bill BelichickPatriots7.67Gregg WilliamsBrowns7.5t-8Anthony LynnChargers7.4t-8Frank ReichColts7.4t-8Pete CarrollSeahawks7.411Mike TomlinSteelers7.212Bill O’BrienTexans7.1t-13Dan QuinnFalcons7.0t-13Jason GarrettCowboys7.0t-13Jay GrudenRedskins7.0t-13Kyle Shanahan49ers7.0t-13Mike VrabelTitans7.0t-18Doug PedersonEagles6.9t-18Marvin LewisBengals6.9t-18Mike ZimmerVikings6.9t-18Vance JosephBroncos6.9t-22Dirk KoetterBuccaneers6.8t-22Ron RiveraPanthers6.8t-22Sean McDermottBills6.8t-22Todd BowlesJets6.8t-26Joe PhilbinPackers6.7t-26Matt PatriciaLions6.7t-28Adam GaseDolphins6.6t-28Pat ShumurGiants6.6t-30Doug MarroneJaguars6.5t-30Jon GrudenRaiders6.532Steve WilksCardinals6.2